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An Act to be entitled an act, supplementary to, and more effectually to enforce an act, entitled an act, prescribing the mode of manumiting slaves in this state, to prevent the future migration of free persons of color thereto; to regulate such free persons of color, as now reside therein, and for other purposes. 1818 126 (1818)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsga0116 and id is 1 raw text is: LAWS OF G0ORGIA. 7, And be it further enacted, That if any person should sell or deliver to any slave or slaves, any goods, wares or merchandize, or any other thing or things, un. less it be at the time and in exchange for some article or articles, and which the owner or manager of such slave or slaves may have authorized him, her or them, to trade or deal in, according to the provisions of this act, such person so offending shall be adjudged, deemed and held tobe guilty of a violation of this law, and nuiy be tidicted for the same, and on conviction, shall suffer the soie punishment as is herein before pointed out, to be inflicted on persons offending against the provisions of this act. 4 8. .qnd be it fuirther enacted, That from and after thi passing of this act, all laws or parts of laws militat. ing against this act,be, and the same are hereby repealed. BENJAMIN WILLIAMS, Speaker of the House of Representatives. MATHEW TALBOT, President of the Senate.. Assented to, 19th December, 1818. WILLIAM RABUN, Governor; AN ACT To be entitled an act, supplementary to, and more effec- tually to enforce an act, entitled an act, prescribing the mode of manumiting slaves in tils state, to pre- vent the future migration of free persons of color there. to; to regulate such free persons of color, as now re. side therein, and for other purposes. Wu'EREAS the principles of sound policy, considered in reference to the free citizens of this state, and the ex, cicise of humanity towards the slave population within thie same, imperiously require that the number of free P''r-ons of color within this slate shoild not be increased by inanumission, or by the admission of such persons

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